Satellite communication method and apparatus, and communication device, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a satellite communication method and apparatus. The method comprises: sending first information to a network device, wherein the first information is used for indicating communication and sensing capability information of a terminal; and / or receiving second information, which is sent by the network device, wherein the second information is used for indicating communication and sensing capability information of the network device. In this way, in a satellite communication scenario, both communication parties can acquire their own communication sensing capability and the other side's communication sensing capability, such that a network side configures the terminal with resources for communication and sensing during subsequent communications, thereby effectively improving the communication efficiency of a system.

Description

Satellite communication method and device, communication equipment, communication system, and storage medium Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a satellite communication method and apparatus, communication equipment, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of mobile communication technology, Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) can be considered one of the key technologies in the 6th Generation Mobile Communication Technology (6G). By applying ISAC technology, the spatial, temporal, and frequency resources of wireless communication and radar perception can be fully shared, achieving coexistence, mutual assistance, and mutual benefit between the two.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a satellite communication method and apparatus, communication equipment, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a satellite communication method, the method comprising at least one of the following:

[0006] Sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0007] Second information is received, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication awareness of the network device.

[0008] A second aspect of the present disclosure provides a satellite communication method, the method comprising at least one of the following:

[0009] receiving first information, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0010] Second information is sent, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the network device.

[0011] A third aspect of the present disclosure provides a satellite communication method, including:

[0012] The terminal sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0013] The network device sends second information to the terminal, where the second information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the network device.

[0014] A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including a transceiver module, wherein the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0015] Sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0016] Second information is received, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication awareness of the network device.

[0017] A fifth aspect of the present disclosure provides a network device, including a transceiver module, wherein the transceiver module is configured to perform at least one of the following:

[0018] receiving first information, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0019] Second information is sent, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the network device.

[0020] The solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate the communication perception capability information of the terminal; and / or receives second information sent by the network device, where the second information is used to indicate the communication perception capability information of the network device. In this way, in the scenario of satellite communication, both communicating parties can obtain their own and each other's communication perception capabilities, so that the network side can configure communication perception resources for the terminal in subsequent communication processes, thereby effectively improving the communication efficiency of the system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the background technology will be described below.

[0022] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG2 is an interactive schematic diagram of a satellite communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG3A is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a satellite communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG3B is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a satellite communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG4A is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a satellite communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] FIG4B is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a satellite communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a satellite communication method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG6B is a schematic structural diagram of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a satellite communication method and apparatus, communication equipment, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0034] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite communication method, the method comprising at least one of the following:

[0035] Sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0036] Second information is received, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication awareness of the network device.

[0037] In the above embodiment, in the scenario of satellite communication, both communicating parties can obtain their own and each other's communication perception capabilities, so that the network side can configure communication perception resources for the terminal in subsequent communication processes, effectively improving the communication efficiency of the system.

[0038] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information indicates that the network device supports communication awareness, and the method further includes:

[0039] Third information is received, where the third information is used to configure communication awareness measurements of the terminal.

[0040] In the above embodiment, when the network side supports communication perception, the network can send the configuration of communication perception measurement to the terminal, and the terminal obtains relevant parameters of the communication perception measurement, which can effectively improve the communication and perception efficiency of the system.

[0041] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following information:

[0042] Channel environment information between the network device and the terminal; relevant information of perception measurement performed by the terminal; relevant information of communication performed by the terminal.

[0043] In the above embodiment, the network can send the configuration of communication perception measurement to the terminal, and the terminal obtains the relevant environment during communication perception measurement and information when performing measurement and communication, which can effectively improve the communication and perception efficiency of the system.

[0044] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the channel environment information between the network device and the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0045] The deployment information and antenna array information of the network device; the propagation conditions corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal, the propagation conditions including line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS); the radar cross-section (RCS) loss corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal; and the precoding matrix corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal.

[0046] In the above embodiment, the parameters related to the above communication environment can be sent to the terminal, which can effectively improve the communication and perception efficiency of the system and improve the universality of the method.

[0047] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the relevant information of the perception measurement performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0048] Global coordinate system; cluster parameters.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the parameters related to the perception measurement can be delivered to the terminal, which can effectively improve the communication and perception efficiency of the system and enhance the universality of the method.

[0050] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the relevant information of the communication performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0051] Parameters of the channel between the network device and the terminal; carrier frequency; number of subcarriers; bandwidth; subcarrier spacing; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol period; period of cyclic prefix; length of cyclic prefix.

[0052] In the above embodiment, the above parameters related to communication execution can be sent to the terminal, which can effectively improve the communication and perception efficiency of the system and improve the universality of the method.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is included in a registration request message.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the communication perception capability of the terminal can be indicated in the registration request message, which can effectively improve the communication and perception efficiency of the system and improve the universality of the method.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is included in a registration acceptance message.

[0056] In the above embodiment, the communication perception capability of the network can be indicated in the registration acceptance message, which can effectively improve the communication and perception efficiency of the system and improve the universality of the method.

[0057] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third information is included in system information or terminal-specific message.

[0058] In the above embodiment, communication-aware resources can be configured for the terminal in the air interface message sent down, thereby effectively improving the communication efficiency of the system.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is 1-bit information.

[0060] In the above embodiment, bit information can be used to indicate the communication perception capability of the terminal, effectively saving signaling overhead.

[0061] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is 1-bit information.

[0062] In the above embodiment, bit information can be used to indicate the communication perception capability of the network device, effectively saving signaling overhead.

[0063] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite communication method, the method comprising at least one of the following:

[0064] receiving first information, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0065] Second information is sent, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the network device.

[0066] In the above embodiment, in the scenario of satellite communication, both communicating parties can obtain their own and each other's communication perception capabilities, so that the network side can configure communication perception resources for the terminal in subsequent communication processes, effectively improving the communication efficiency of the system.

[0067] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information indicates that the network device supports communication awareness, and the method further includes:

[0068] Sending third information, where the third information is used to configure communication awareness measurement of the terminal.

[0069] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following information:

[0070] Channel environment information between the network device and the terminal; relevant information of perception measurement performed by the terminal; relevant information of communication performed by the terminal.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the channel environment information between the network device and the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0072] The deployment information and antenna array information of the network device; the propagation conditions corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal, the propagation conditions including line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS); the radar cross-section (RCS) loss corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal; and the precoding matrix corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal.

[0073] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the relevant information of the perception measurement performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0074] Global coordinate system; cluster parameters.

[0075] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the relevant information of the communication performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0076] Parameters of the channel between the network device and the terminal; carrier frequency; number of subcarriers; bandwidth; subcarrier spacing; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol period; period of cyclic prefix; length of cyclic prefix.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is included in a registration request message.

[0078] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is included in a registration acceptance message.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third information is included in system information or terminal-specific message.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is 1-bit information.

[0081] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is 1-bit information.

[0082] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a satellite communication method, the method comprising:

[0083] The terminal sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the terminal;

[0084] The network device sends second information to the terminal, where the second information is used to indicate communication perception capability information of the network device.

[0085] In the above embodiment, in the scenario of satellite communication, both communicating parties can obtain their own and each other's communication perception capabilities, so that the network side can configure communication perception resources for the terminal in subsequent communication processes, effectively improving the communication efficiency of the system.

[0086] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second information indicates that the network device supports communication awareness, and the method further includes:

[0087] The network device sends third information to the terminal, where the third information is used to configure communication awareness measurement of the terminal.

[0088] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following information:

[0089] Channel environment information between the network device and the terminal; relevant information of perception measurement performed by the terminal; relevant information of communication performed by the terminal.

[0090] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the channel environment information between the network device and the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0091] The deployment information and antenna array information of the network device; the propagation conditions corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal, the propagation conditions including line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS); the radar cross-section (RCS) loss corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal; and the precoding matrix corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal.

[0092] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the relevant information of the perception measurement performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0093] Global coordinate system; cluster parameters.

[0094] In conjunction with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the relevant information of the communication performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0095] Parameters of the channel between the network device and the terminal; carrier frequency; number of subcarriers; bandwidth; subcarrier spacing; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol period; period of cyclic prefix; length of cyclic prefix.

[0096] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is included in a registration request message.

[0097] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is included in a registration acceptance message.

[0098] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third information is included in system information or terminal-specific messages.

[0099] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first information is 1-bit information.

[0100] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second information is 1-bit information.

[0101] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, which includes a transceiver module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0102] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, which includes a transceiver module; wherein the terminal is used to execute the second aspect and the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0103] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a terminal, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the terminal is used to execute the first aspect and the optional implementation method of the first aspect.

[0104] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a network device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the network device is used to execute the second aspect and the optional implementation method of the second aspect.

[0105] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0106] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0107] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0108] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0109] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the method described in accordance with the first aspect and its optional implementation, the second aspect and its optional implementation.

[0110] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0111] The present disclosure provides a satellite communication method and apparatus, communication device, communication system, and storage medium. In some embodiments, the terms "satellite communication method" and "satellite communication method" are interchangeable; the terms "satellite communication apparatus" and "satellite communication apparatus" are interchangeable; and the terms "satellite communication system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0112] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0113] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0114] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0115] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0116] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0117] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0118] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0119] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0120] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0121] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0122] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0123] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0124] In some embodiments, devices and equipment can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. In some cases, they can also be understood as "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", "subject", etc.

[0125] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network, such as access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.

[0126] In some embodiments, "access network device (AN device)" may also be referred to as "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station", "fixed station", and in some embodiments may also be understood as "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)", etc.

[0127] In some embodiments, "terminal" or "terminal device" may be referred to as "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal" "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc.

[0128] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0129] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0130] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0131] FIG1 is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0132] As shown in FIG1 , a communication system 100 includes a terminal 101 and a network device 102 .

[0133] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0134] In some embodiments, the network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The network device may include a node in a satellite communication network, an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0135] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0136] In some embodiments, the network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0137] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0138] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG1 , or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in FIG1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in FIG1 , or may include other entities outside of FIG1 . The number and form of the entities are arbitrary, and the entities may be physical or virtual. The connection relationships between the entities are illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0139] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to satellite communication systems, Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication systems (4G), 5th generation mobile communication systems (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0140] With the continuous development of mobile communication technology, Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) can be considered as one of the key technologies in the 6th Generation Mobile Communication Technology (6G). By applying ISAC technology, the spatial, temporal, and frequency resources of wireless communication and radar perception can be fully shared, achieving coexistence, mutual assistance, and mutual benefit between the two.

[0141] In the related art, in the scenario of satellite communication, the initialization, mobility management, and periodic registration processes of satellite communication do not contain information on whether communication awareness is supported, and configurations such as communication awareness measurements cannot be performed.

[0142] The satellite communication method and apparatus provided by the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0143] FIG2 is an interactive diagram of a satellite communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2 , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a satellite communication method, which includes:

[0144] Step S2101 , the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 .

[0145] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate the communication perception capability information of the terminal 101 .

[0146] In some embodiments, the name of the first information is not limited, and may be, for example, "communication perception capability", "synaesthesia capability information", "whether synaesthesia is supported", etc.

[0147] Optionally, the above-mentioned first information may be included in a registration request message (REGISTRATION REQUEST).

[0148] Optionally, the first information may be an item in a registration request message.

[0149] Optionally, the first information may be included in a new information field in the registration request message, or may reuse an existing information field, or use a reserved bit, etc.

[0150] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned first information may be an explicit indication of whether the terminal 101 supports communication perception. For example, the above-mentioned first information may be 1-bit information, with a value of 1 used to indicate that the terminal 101 supports communication perception, and a value of 0 used to indicate that the terminal 101 does not support communication perception, or a value of 1 used to indicate that the terminal 101 does not support communication perception, and a value of 0 used to indicate that the terminal 101 supports communication perception, and so on.

[0151] Step S2102 , the network device 102 sends second information to the terminal 101 .

[0152] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate capability information of the network device 102 that is aware of communication.

[0153] In some embodiments, the name of the second information is not limited, and may be, for example, "communication perception capability", "synaesthesia capability information", "whether synaesthesia is supported", etc.

[0154] Optionally, the second information may be included in a registration acceptance message (REGISTRATION ACCEPT).

[0155] Optionally, the second information may be an item in a registration acceptance message.

[0156] Optionally, the second information may be included in a new information field in the registration acceptance message, or may reuse an existing information field, or use a reserved bit, etc.

[0157] In some embodiments, the second information may be an explicit indication of whether the network device 102 supports communication perception. For example, the second information may be 1-bit information, with a value of 1 used to indicate that the network device 102 supports communication perception, and a value of 0 used to indicate that the network device 102 does not support communication perception, or a value of 1 used to indicate that the network device 102 does not support communication perception, and a value of 0 used to indicate that the network device 102 supports communication perception, and so on.

[0158] Step S2103 , the network device 102 sends third information to the terminal 101 .

[0159] In some embodiments, the third information is used to configure communication awareness measurements of the terminal 101 .

[0160] In some embodiments, the second information is used to indicate that the network device 102 supports communication awareness, and the network device 102 sends third information to the terminal 101.

[0161] In some embodiments, the name of the third information is not limited, and it can be, for example, "communication awareness configuration", "communication awareness measurement configuration", etc.

[0162] Optionally, the third information may be included in system information (SI) or a terminal-specific message.

[0163] Optionally, the third information may be included in an Over-the-Air Technology (OTA) message sent by a core network device in the satellite communication system through an access network device.

[0164] Optionally, the above-mentioned air interface message may include system information or terminal-specific message.

[0165] In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following information:

[0166] Channel environment information between the network device 102 and the terminal 101;

[0167] Information related to perception measurements performed by the terminal 101;

[0168] Information related to communications performed by Terminal 101.

[0169] In some embodiments, the channel environment information between the network device 102 and the terminal 101 includes at least one of the following parameters:

[0170] Deployment information and antenna array information of the network device 102;

[0171] Propagation conditions corresponding to the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101, where the propagation conditions include line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS);

[0172] Radar Cross-Section (RCS) loss corresponding to the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101;

[0173] The precoding matrix corresponding to the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101.

[0174] Optionally, the deployment information and antenna array information of the network device 102 are configurations of some network environment resources supported by the network device 102 .

[0175] Optionally, the RCS loss corresponding to the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101 can be used to indicate some obstacles existing in the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101.

[0176] Optionally, the precoding matrix corresponding to the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101 may be a precoding matrix among some channel parameters estimated by the network device 102 .

[0177] In some embodiments, the relevant information of the perception measurement performed by the terminal 101 includes at least one of the following parameters:

[0178] the sensing modes supported by the network device 102;

[0179] Global coordinate system;

[0180] Cluster parameters.

[0181] Optionally, the perception modes supported by the network device 102 include: active and passive.

[0182] The active sensing mode refers to the sensing initiated by the network device, while the passive sensing mode refers to the sensing performed by the network device triggered by other devices.

[0183] Optionally, the active sensing mode includes: the network device itself sends and receives the sensing measurement signal (A sends, A receives); and the network device sends the sensing measurement signal, and the terminal receives the sensing measurement signal (A sends, B receives).

[0184] Optionally, the global coordinate system may be defined by the network device 102 and may be used by the terminal 101 to perform perception measurements.

[0185] Optionally, the cluster parameters may include at least one of the angle, delay and power of the cluster, wherein the cluster parameters are some relevant parameters of the target object to be sensed by the terminal 101 .

[0186] It should be noted that the terminal can receive at least one perception signal cluster to perform perception measurement, each perception signal cluster includes at least one perception signal, and the perception signal in the at least one perception signal cluster is a signal reflected by the perceived target object. The terminal can complete the perception measurement of the perceived target object based on the received at least one perception signal cluster to obtain a perception measurement result.

[0187] In some embodiments, the information related to the communication performed by the terminal 101 includes at least one of the following parameters:

[0188] Parameters of the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101;

[0189] Carrier frequency;

[0190] Number of subcarriers;

[0191] bandwidth;

[0192] subcarrier spacing;

[0193] Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol period;

[0194] Number of OFDM symbols;

[0195] The period of the cyclic prefix;

[0196] The length of the cyclic prefix.

[0197] Optionally, the parameters of the channel between the network device 102 and the terminal 101 may include at least one of the following: multipath angle, multipath delay, multipath power, subpath angle, subpath delay, and subpath power.

[0198] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 can obtain the third information before performing the perception measurement.

[0199] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0200] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0201] In some embodiments, terms such as "physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)" and "DL data" can be used interchangeably, and terms such as "physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)" and "UL data" can be used interchangeably.

[0202] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0203] In some embodiments, terms such as "resource block (RB)", "physical resource block (PRB)", "sub-carrier group (SCG)", "resource element group (REG)", "PRB pair", "RB pair", "resource element (RE)", and "sub-carrier" can be used interchangeably.

[0204] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0205] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "download", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be used interchangeably.

[0206] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0207] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0208] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2103. For example, step 2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 2103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 2101+2102+2103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0209] In some embodiments, step 2103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0210] In some embodiments, reference may be made to other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 .

[0211] FIG3A is a flow chart of a satellite communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a satellite communication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0212] Step S3101, sending the first information.

[0213] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0214] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 .

[0215] Step S3102, receiving the second information.

[0216] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0217] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives second information sent by the network device 102 .

[0218] Step S3103, receiving third information.

[0219] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0220] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives third information sent by the network device 102 .

[0221] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3103. For example, step 3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3101+3102+3103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0222] In some embodiments, step 3103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0223] FIG3B is a flow chart of a satellite communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a satellite communication method, which is executed by terminal 101 and includes:

[0224] Step S3201, sending the first information.

[0225] Optional implementations of step S3201 can be found in step S2101 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step S3101 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0226] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 .

[0227] Step S3202, receiving the second information.

[0228] Optional implementations of step S3202 can be found in step S2102 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step S3102 of FIG. 3A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0229] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives second information sent by the network device 102 .

[0230] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 and S3202. For example, step 3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 3201+3202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0231] FIG4A is a flow chart of a satellite communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a satellite communication method, which is executed by a network device 102 and includes:

[0232] Step S4101: Receive the first information sent by terminal 101.

[0233] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0234] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives the first information sent by the terminal 101 .

[0235] Step S4102: Send second information to terminal 101.

[0236] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0237] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends second information to the terminal 101 .

[0238] Step S4103: Send third information to terminal 101.

[0239] The optional implementation of step S4103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S2103 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiment involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0240] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends third information to the terminal 101 .

[0241] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step 4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4103 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4101+4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4101+4102+4103 may be implemented as independent embodiments, and so on, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0242] In some embodiments, step 4103 is optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0243] FIG4B is a flow chart of a satellite communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a satellite communication method, which is executed by the network device 102 and includes:

[0244] Step S4201, receiving first information.

[0245] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to step S2102 in Figure 2, the optional implementation of step S4101 in Figure 4A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0246] In some embodiments, the network device 102 receives the first information sent by the terminal 101 .

[0247] Step S4202: Send second information to terminal 101.

[0248] Optional implementations of step S4202 can be found in step S2102 of FIG. 2 , optional implementations of step S4102 of FIG. 4A , and other related parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A , which will not be described in detail here.

[0249] In some embodiments, the network device 102 sends second information to the terminal 101 .

[0250] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 and S4202. For example, step 4201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 4202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps 4201+4202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, etc., but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0251] FIG5 is a flow chart of a satellite communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is used in a communication system 100, and the method includes:

[0252] In step S5101 , the terminal 101 sends first information to the network device 102 , where the first information is used to indicate capability information of the terminal 101 that is aware of communication.

[0253] The optional implementation method of step S5101 can refer to the steps in any embodiment or any multiple embodiments in the above-mentioned Figures 2, 3A-3B, and 4A-4B, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3A-3B, and 4A-4B.

[0254] In step S5102 , the network device 102 sends second information to the terminal 101 , where the second information is used to indicate capability information of the network device 102 in terms of communication perception.

[0255] The optional implementation of step S5102 can refer to the steps in any embodiment or any multiple embodiments in the above-mentioned Figures 2, 3A-3B, and 4A-4B, and other related parts of the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3A-3B, and 4A-4B.

[0256] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0257] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0258] The following is an exemplary introduction to the methods described in the above embodiments.

[0259] In some implementations, a bit may be added to an item in the REGISTRATION REQUEST message to identify whether the UE supports the synaesthesia capability. The satellite network is informed of whether the UE supports the synaesthesia capability when the registration request message is sent to the satellite network.

[0260] In some implementations, a bit indicating whether the satellite network supports the synaesthesia capability may be added to an item in the REGISTRATION ACCEPT message of the satellite network to inform the UE whether the satellite network supports the synaesthesia capability.

[0261] In some embodiments, if the satellite network supports telepathy capabilities, the satellite core network can send telepathy system parameter tables through OTA messages of the satellite network (including SI or UE-specific messages) to perceive resource configuration, and the UE can obtain these parameters before performing telepathy services or measurements.

[0262] Optionally, the above parameters may include, but are not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0263] Table 1 Communication perception system parameters

[0264] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0265] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0266] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0267] Figure 6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6A, terminal 6100 may include a transceiver module 6101. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send first information indicating the terminal's communication capabilities. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to receive second information indicating the network device's communication capabilities.

[0268] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving (for example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, but not limited to these) performed by the terminal 101 in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0269] Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6B, network device 6200 may include a transceiver module 6201. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to receive first information indicating the communication capabilities of a terminal. In some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send second information indicating the communication capabilities of the network device.

[0270] Optionally, the above-mentioned transceiver module is used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the network device 102 in any of the above methods (for example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, but not limited to these), which will not be repeated here.

[0271] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module, and the transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0272] In some embodiments, the processing module can be a single module or can include multiple submodules. Optionally, the multiple submodules respectively execute all or part of the steps required to be executed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be interchangeable with the processor.

[0273] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0274] As shown in FIG7A , the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit may be used to control a communication device (e.g., a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The communication device 7100 is used to perform any of the above methods.

[0275] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0276] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the transceiver 7103 performs at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2102, and step S2103, but not limited thereto), and the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0277] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and / or a transmitter. The receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0278] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 may include one or more interface circuits 7104. Optionally, the interface circuit 7104 is connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuit 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0279] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7A. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: (1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0280] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0281] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the chip 7200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0282] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202. Optionally, the interface circuit 7202 is connected to the memory 7203. The interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from the memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to the memory 7203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in the memory 7203 and send the instructions to the processor 7201.

[0283] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7202 executes at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving in the above method (for example, step S2101, step S2102, step S2103, but not limited thereto), and the processor 7201 executes at least one of the other steps.

[0284] In some embodiments, terms such as interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver may be used interchangeably.

[0285] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

[0286] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0287] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0288] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0289] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server or data center to another website, computer, server or data center via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0290] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0291] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0292] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A satellite communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises at least one of the following: Sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the terminal; Second information is received, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication awareness of the network device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The second information indicates that the network device supports communication awareness, and the method further includes: Third information is received, where the third information is used to configure communication awareness measurement of the terminal.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The third information includes at least one of the following information: Channel environment information between the network device and the terminal; Related information of perception measurements performed by the terminal; Information related to communications performed by the terminal.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The channel environment information between the network device and the terminal includes at least one of the following: Deployment information and antenna array information of the network device; A propagation condition corresponding to a channel between the network device and the terminal, wherein the propagation condition includes line-of-sight LOS and non-line-of-sight NLOS; Radar cross-section area (RCS) loss corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal; A precoding matrix corresponding to a channel between the network device and the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The relevant information of the perception measurement performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following: Global coordinate system; Cluster parameters.

6. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The information related to the communication performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following: Parameters of a channel between the network device and the terminal; Carrier frequency; Number of subcarriers; bandwidth; Subcarrier spacing; Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol period; The period of the cyclic prefix; The length of the cyclic prefix.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The first information is included in a registration request message.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The second information is included in a registration acceptance message.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The third information is included in system information or terminal-specific message.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The first information is 1-bit information.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The second information is 1-bit information.

12. A satellite communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises at least one of the following: Receiving first information, where the first information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the terminal; Sending second information, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the network device.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The second information indicates that the network device supports communication awareness, and the method further includes: Sending third information, where the third information is used to configure the communication awareness measurement of the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The third information includes at least one of the following information: Channel environment information between the network device and the terminal; Related information of perception measurements performed by the terminal; Information related to communications performed by the terminal.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The channel environment information between the network device and the terminal includes at least one of the following: Deployment information and antenna array information of the network device; A propagation condition corresponding to a channel between the network device and the terminal, wherein the propagation condition includes line-of-sight LOS and non-line-of-sight NLOS; Radar cross-section area (RCS) loss corresponding to the channel between the network device and the terminal; A precoding matrix corresponding to a channel between the network device and the terminal.

16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The relevant information of the perception measurement performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following: Global coordinate system; Cluster parameters.

17. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The information related to the communication performed by the terminal includes at least one of the following: Parameters of a channel between the network device and the terminal; Carrier frequency; Number of subcarriers; bandwidth; Subcarrier spacing; Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol period; The period of the cyclic prefix; The length of the cyclic prefix.

18. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that: The first information is included in a registration request message.

19. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that: The second information is included in a registration acceptance message.

20. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized in that: The third information is included in system information or terminal-specific message.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 19, characterized in that: The first information is 1-bit information.

22. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 20, characterized in that: The second information is 1-bit information.

23. A satellite communication method, characterized in that: The method comprises at least one of the following: The terminal sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate capability information of the terminal's communication perception; The network device sends second information to the terminal, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of the network device's communication perception.

24. The method according to claim 23, characterized in that The second information indicates that the network device supports communication awareness, and the method further includes: The network device sends third information to the terminal, where the third information is used to configure communication awareness measurement of the terminal.

25. The method according to claim 24, characterized in that The third information includes at least one of the following information: Channel environment information between the network device and the terminal; Related information of perception measurements performed by the terminal; Information related to communications performed by the terminal.

26. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 25, characterized in that: The first information is included in a registration request message.

27. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 25, characterized in that: The second information is included in a registration acceptance message.

28. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 25, characterized in that: The third information is included in system information or terminal-specific message.

29. A terminal, characterized in that: The terminal includes a transceiver module, and the transceiver module is used for at least one of the following: Sending first information, where the first information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the terminal; Second information is received, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication awareness of the network device.

30. A network device, characterized in that: The network device includes a transceiver module, and the transceiver module is used for at least one of the following: Receiving first information, where the first information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the terminal; Sending second information, where the second information is used to indicate capability information of communication perception of the network device.

31. A terminal, characterized in that: The terminal comprises: one or more processors; Wherein, the terminal is used to execute the satellite communication method according to any one of claims 1-11.

32. A network device, characterized in that: The network equipment includes: one or more processors; Wherein, the network device is used to execute the satellite communication method described in any one of claims 12-22.

33. A communication system, characterized in that: It comprises a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the positioning measurement method described in any one of claims 1-11, and the network device is configured to implement the satellite communication method described in any one of claims 12-22.

34. A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device is caused to execute the satellite communication method according to any one of claims 1-11 or 12-22.

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